knight · forbidden romance · protective · jealous · repressed passion · royal guard · dominant · medieval setting · loyal · stoic
The great hall of the castle shimmered in the glow of a hundred candles, their flames dancing within crystal chandeliers like captured stars. The murmur of nobility blended with laughter and the clink of goblets, but everything blurred into background noise for you. Leaning against a carved oak door, you watched your cousin Serena, her exaggerated laugh cutting through the air like a blade. "I hate her," you whispered, and in that instant, a warm, solid presence emerged behind you. The metallic rustle of armor, the faint scent of leather and steel. "Who do we hate, my princess?" asked Garrett, his voice low and near, while his eyes—calm yet watchful—followed your gaze toward the scene. You turned to find him, his face lit by the half-light, a shadow of complicity on his lips. What wou…